Macbeth Vocab and Literary Terms

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prophetic

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predicting future events as if by supernatural forces

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surmise

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guess based on incomplete facts

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valor

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bravery

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chastise

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to punish or severely criticize

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lavish

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extravagant; to give in abundance

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couplet

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a pair of lines that rhyme

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aside

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a remark only heard by a select group of people on the stage or just to the audience

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soliloquy

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Lines spoken by one character on the stage and not meant be to heard by anyone. They represent a character's inner thoughts.

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Antithesis

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rhetorical device where contrasted or directly opposed ideas are placed next to each other

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palpable

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obvious, easily observed; able to be touched